Make a Quick and Inexpensive Hummus

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Hi,, everybody! Welcome to VisiHow! Today, we are going to show you how to make a very quick and inexpensive hummus.

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   We need to prepare the ingredients

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   The ingredients are 2 19oz cans of drained chick peas, tahini, 4-5 cloves of garlic, 1-2 lemons, coriander, seasoning salt, 1/2-1 cup of vinegar. The amounts are not very specific, as all ingredients are subject to our taste. It is recommended to taste our dish with spoons to see if it is to our liking as we add the ingredients.

   

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   We are going to use a blender or a food processor

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   A food processor works a little better.

   

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   We open the cans of chick peas and drain them

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   We put the chick peas into the food processor or blender

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   We add half of a cup or a cup of freshly squeezed lemon juice into the food processor or blender

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   We add about half of a cup or a cup of vinegar, depending on our preference

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   We add cloves of garlic

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   In this video, five cloves are added.

   

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   We start to blend

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   The bottom part blends first.

   

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   We turn off the blender

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   We need to stir the food up from the bottom in the blender to blend all of the food.

   

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    Once the food starts to blend, we add tahini

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    Tahini is subject to taste as well. The amount between half of a cup and one cup should be enough to start. As we blend it in, we are going to add more of tahini, which is sesame butter sauce that gives out a strong flavor. We should add it in increments.

    

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    We blend the ingredients

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    We add more tahini as we see fit. If we don't want too much tahini, then the alternative is to add water or more lemon juice, depending on our preference.

    

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    We just to keep blending and stirring it

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    The blended ingredients are going to be very thick, so we have to use our better judgment in adding liquid. If we feel that we used enough tahini, we add more lemon juice or vinegar and herbs.

    

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    When we have finished blending, we are going to dust the top with coriander

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    We have added that into the hummus as well. In this video, two teaspoons have been used.

    

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    We can garnish the hummus with lemons

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    We can use pita chips as well.

    

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    Refrigerate the hummus before consumption

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    This is useful when the hummus is served as a dip.

    

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    If we use it in a sandwich such as shawarma or pita sandwich, we can serve it warm

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    It is recommended to leave the hummus sit for a while to absorb flavors of coriander, garlic, and seasoning salt

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So, that's it! That's a very easy and frugal dish to make. This costs under 5 dollars in Canada because of the sales, so it's much cheaper than buying hummus from the store in Canada. Thanks for watching VisiHow! If you have any questions or comments, leave them in the section below.

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